The Kansas City region has 30+ school districts and 150,000+ students. We’re giving you the 411 on enrollment, student-teacher ratio, tuition, and more (thanks to data from Niche) for the area’s major school districts. And don’t worry, there won’t be any homework.
Before we dive in, here are three fast facts about schools in the Heart of America:
- The high school graduation rate of KCMO was 89.60% in 2018.
- There are 15 school districts in the city of Kansas City (but we’ve got you covered outside of that too).
- Blue Valley Unified School District ranks No. 141 of 10,346 for Best School Districts for Athletes in the US.
Basehor-Linwood Unified School District
- Number of schools: 7
- Number of students: 3,091
- Student-teacher ratio: 15:1
- No. 17 school district in Kansas
- 95% graduation rate
Blue Valley Unified School District
- Number of schools: 36
- Number of students: 22,384
- Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
- No. 1 school district in Kansas
- 97% graduation rate
Blue Springs R-IV School District
- Number of schools: 20
- Number of students: 14,595
- Student-teacher ratio: 15:1
- No. 4 school district in Missouri
- 96% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 8
- Number of students: 4,506
- Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
- No. 42 school district in Missouri
- 97% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 29
- Number of students: 14,406
- Student-teacher ratio: 16:1
- No. 12 most diverse school district in Missouri
- 93% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 33
- Number of students: 14,413
- Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
- No. 27 most diverse school district in Missouri
- 78% graduation rate
Kansas City Kansas Public Schools
- Number of schools: 42
- Number of students: 22,015
- Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
- No. 11 most diverse school district in Kansas
- 70% graduation rate
Lee’s Summit R-VII School District
- Number of schools: 27
- Number of students: 17,775
- Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
- No. 6 district with the best teachers in Missouri
- 94% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 18
- Number of students: 12,367
- Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
- No. 21 school district in Missouri
- 96% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 33
- Number of students: 20,561
- Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
- No. 24 school district in Missouri
- 95% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 51
- Number of students: 29,034
- Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
- No. 4 school district in Kansas
- 92% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 18
- Number of students: 11,976
- Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
- No. 18 school district in Missouri
- 93% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 4
- Number of students: 2,780
- Student-teacher ratio: 15:1
- No. 22 school district in Kansas
- 87% graduation rate
Platte County R-III School District
- Number of schools: 6
- Number of students: 4,283
- Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
- No. 39 school district in Missouri
- 92% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 17
- Number of students: 8,012
- Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
- No. 27 most diverse school district in Missouri
- 82% graduation rate
Shawnee Mission School District
- Number of schools: 44
- Number of students: 26,618
- Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
- No. 7 school district in Kansas
- 88% graduation rate
DeSoto Unified School District No. 232
- Number of schools: 13
- Number of students: 7,441
- Student-teacher ratio: 15:1
- No. 2 school district in Kansas
- 97% graduation rate
